According to Adrian Wojnorowski, Luther Head's road to Sacramento was paved by Hornet deceit:
Head had agreed to a one-year deal with Hornets GM Jeff Bower, only to have the GM fired within days of the verbal agreement. It appeared that Weber didn’t want Head under contract for the next GM, and cancelled the agreement ...
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I must preface this discussion with my distaste for the style and quality typically associated with this particular author's work but the highlighted portion holds two important points worth reiterating that bring us back to yesterday's post:

Camelo and the Kings?
"If and when the Denver Nuggets commit to a sign-and-trade for Carmelo Anthony, the Kings will thrust themselves into the conversation. Count on it. The Nuggets have offered their all-Star small forward a three-year, $65 million extension, but his intentions are unclear. Is he serious about wanting out? Or just posturing for a sweeter deal? Regardless, the Nuggets front office upheaval doesn't help matters. New GM Masai Ujiri is walking into a mess, and the last thing a new executive wants to do is trade his franchise player, and probably for lesser parts. That said, Joe and Gavin Maloof have been consistent about two things: (1) They are not interested in adding role players to eat up the salary cap space they've finally created; and (2) They are absolutely interested in a game-changer type of player, someone who puts fannies in the seats and affects the won-loss percentage, e.g., a Chris Paul, Carmelo Anthony. You can be assured inquiries have been made and discussions will be ongoing."-Ailene Voisin

It's no secret that the Sacramento Kings have fallen on hard times. There was a moment- May 8, 2003. That is the moment where the Kings went from title contenders to something different. As Chris Webber lay writhing on the floor, grasping at his knee, a door closed but nobody heard it. For the last half decade, the Kings have tried everything to remain relevant but Humpty no longer sat on the wall.
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